Glyphosate is a widely used weedicide in agricultural, commercial, and residential areas in India and US. Humans are frequently exposed to it by consuming contaminated food. Previous studies have shown the adverse effects of glyphosate exposure in animal models, but little is known about its impact on human fetal development.
Researchers collected urine samples from 187 pregnant women with high-risk pregnancies in their first trimester to investigate the effect of glyphosate exposure in the prenatal period on fetal development and birth outcomes. Glyphosate was detected in the urine of 99% of the women who participated in the study, and the mean (± SD) urine glyphosate level was 3.33 ± 1.67 ng/mL. Additionally, higher first-trimester urine glyphosate levels were significantly associated with reduced birth weight percentile and higher neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission risk in…
